Transfer Portal Tracker

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1. Personally I would rather see group of 5 or FCS transfer who has played a lot and looking to show their skills/dedication at the next level, then a guy that couldn’t start at a Power 4 and has sour grapes about it. It really is about how much football you have played (e..g. Manning at Texas)

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2. Utah QB Isaac Wilson, is a “great get”! And CU needed the depth in the QB room.

   So far this year’s haul has been more players with playing time vs rated players from big programs who were sitting.. We now know that if their sitting/injured at a bigger program that their not necessarily going to pan out.

   I’m hopeful that we’ll see a team that plays well together next year.

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   1. Little brother was basically a failure at Utah.I watched him play 2 games. It appeared to me he had the jitters or a lack if confidence. He probably does have enough talent to be a temporary backup. Marion may be able to help him improve.
      White’s “grade out” stats dont seem to forecast any improvement on the O line.

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      1. I saw the same, that’s why I wrote added depth, who knows what can happen in a few years in a system. But CU needed depth and that leaves room for a HS QB to be added too.

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3. In this new world of paying players and “salary cap” It’s been a learning process for all the coaches. Add in how it seems to be changing every season, i.e. the new portal window and last season I think we all thought Prime was doing well bring in a bunch of 4 stars with some 5 stars too.

   The only problem was they were guys with no real playing time or stats; CU has had a few HS recruits that were 5 stars that just didn’t live up to their rating. This season I’m seeing new approach with prime going for players with actual playing time; I’d rather that then a 4 star that didn’t pan out at their last stop.

   Watch Chev interview wit Brian, he’s doing it right.

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   1. I had a very different take on chev’s interview with Brian. That said, I do hope he gets a chance to run a d1 program. Just not in Boulder. At least not for a while.

      Go Buffs

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      1. Chev is taking good players from his division’s level and lower along with JC guys, but with playing time and stats; he’s not worry about stars on a players who have been sitting behind someone else. And then he’s coaching them up. He’s laying out his expectations to his coaches to coach up their room, and if they can’t do that their gone. It takes time to learn how to coach, his words.

         Prime tried to bring in a bunch of “yellow jackets” instead experienced college coaches… And we all thought it would work too.

         Chev’s turning around programs within a couple of years and is developing players for year three and four. That last part is the problem, it’s probably easier at the lower level to retain players on a winning team since the big monies haven’t come calling yet. But for 60 or so schools in the P4 and FBS it’s too easy for a TT, OSU or Texas A&M to swoop in with more money and steal your players.

         After Prime’s winning season, CU only lost two starters to bigger schools, but there was just too many holes to fill with graduations and the NFL draft… And he bet on the wrong replacements.

         Look at the top FCS programs, they hold their own against average FBS schools and those players probably enjoy being the big fish in the small pound vs sitting on a losing team a level up.

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         1. I like Chev, and wish him well. But that interview sounded to me like a bit of sour grapes, a lot of self aggrandizing, and some shade. As to managing expectations with assistants? I’d say Deion’s doing that pretty well, and making changes when things aren’t working. For worrying about star ratings? I don’t think any coach does that. They look for kids who can play, that fit their program and are receptive to what they’re selling. Like any leadership role. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss. Obviously, you try to hit more than miss.

            I still think had CU had a QB in 2025, they’re easily a 7 to 9 win team. And, that’s not all on Salter. He didn’t work out for a bunch of reasons. But, you can go watch the early games against TCU, BYU and Georgia Tech, and those were there for the taking. Wide open plays that were just missed. Get those games, and this off season is an entirely different conversation.

            Ultimately, everyone’s favorite guy, Cignetti, did exactly the same thing as Deion. He just did much better in the follow-up. Paying $2mill for a guy who ended up winning the Heisman doesn’t hurt. They also didn’t miss on many guys, whereas our Buffs did on the 2025 team. And, keep in mind, a lot of that IU team came from JMU, and are now aging out (some will go pro). Can Cig do it again? We’ll see! I did read that Cuban stepped up his support significantly. I believe his quote was something like “Cig will be much happier this year, than last”. If Hoover works out for them, there may not be much of a drop off. But I don’t think CU has the $5mill-ish to get that type of guy. Maybe they have one in Julian already?

            But more importantly, we’ll see what Deion and Co put together. There are a lot of good football players around that get overlooked for a ton of various reasons. Look no further than Trinidad Chambliss. The player personnel and evaluation piece, both of the physical but at least as importantly, the psychological composition are more important than ever, given the fluidity within the system now. I trust Deion to get it right more often than not. And, possibly, Rispress was part of their initial secret sauce? I don’t know. But I believe Deion does.

            Go Buffs

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4. I’m so bummed, the Prime experiment is over and it failed. Yes, we got a full stadium and TV exposure for a short while, but that sugar high is fading fast. As much as I hate to admit it, Lanning was right when he said we were going for Clicks not Wins. Prime’s image was supposed to get top flight guys to come here and want to play for HIM. I don’t see 5* kids flipping and signing with Prime like they did before NIL evened the recruiting field. In fact, they are leaving HIM to play for $$$$, so remind me WTF we are paying $10 million a year for and all those extra staffers? There is no Louis Luggage coming with this group. As I posted before we could have signed a good coach like CSU got for $2m/yr. That would leave $8m to spread over 16 portal players or 8 new OFF and 8 new Def players for half a Million each. Wouldn’t we be better off with that amount of talent. And remember that $8m more above what we already spend on NIL just by saving on Prime’s contract. So is he really worth it once the publicity stunt hire is over with and Shedeur and Hunter left?
   I wish it weren’t so, but have to call it straight….
   Go Buffs

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   1. Lol signed a good coach like CSU? You’re delusional. Pass whatever you’re smoking. Go ahead and jump off the bandwagon. Fairweather fans are lame. Giving up like this? Weak.! Don’t let the door hit ya, buddy!

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      1. Jim Mora is a good foot ball coach. He applied at CU a while back and we considered him for the job. Him plus an extra 8 million a year, that deserves serious consideration. Jumping off the CU bandwagon? You are defending a 10M/year coach who just went 3/9 after a very good year. Got lucky in some games (doesn’t every team) with two superstars last year and hasn’t delivered any more of those star recruits despite the salary, which other power 4 star coaches did. Our hot shot Def back had a real step back this past year, def line dropped way down on sacks, running game not really improved, disappointment was on and on. Where was the improvement from our superstar head coach, and his assistants? Shouldn’t there have been some areas really rocking by now? Remember he keeps replacing the coaches he hired, Mac didn’t do that, its not normal. Maybe 1 failed assistant coach a year might be reasonable. CU showed a poor offense and a poor defense, that’s not all on the assistant coaches, that springs from top leadership. Prime didn’t just mis on 1 QB, there was a whole team that didn’t pan out. Also you should read the article about the kids Prime ran off when he first got here and how they did at other schools, before you say good judgement was shown. Is it me who isn’t being realistic or all you people who drank the Prime Kool-Aid and are in denial about how the program is really doing going into his 4th year. Certainly not the way I had hoped for CU to be executing. I didn’t see talent being developed and if the kids love him so much why are so many good ones leaving? Didn’t he instill loyalty in them?

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      2. That had me laughing, a “good coach like CSU”, has to be talking about another CSU….

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5. Sounds like the portal/NIL maybe coming to a boil. ESPN is reported that Demond Williams, jr. signed a contract to return to Washington (UW) and days later reneged. Its also rumored his UW offer was high market but apparently not enough. UW says they will use all legal avenues to fight it. After all the lawyers are paid it sounds like it may not be worth it for Williams unless the 2nd offer was like Cooper Flagg’s deal. I also read where Duke paid Flagg 28 million for his one year there and his NBA salary will take 2 years to match that. Hooo weee.
   I got a good score on the LSAT (the toughest test I ever took) but before I pulled the trigger on law school I got an offer to enter a business that I worked for almost 50 years. For a moment I thought about what could have been if I became an attorney because it was a given I would have specialized in sports. I’m happy though. I live exactly where I want to live and barring any disaster I will be comfortable for the remainder of my retirement. (knocking on wood). Bottom line is I see a lot more things being wrecked in this country besides college football with the unquenchable pursuit of mo money.

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6. This is so depressing

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   1. I spent all of last spring and summer touting Alabama DT transfer Jaheim Oatis – the top rated defensive lineman transfer in the country!!
      How did that work out? Not so good.
      The 2026 plan is taking shape – get guys who have played; guys who have performed at an all-conference level; guys who were team captains.

      The strategy may work out. It may not. If it doesn’t, then the next guy can figure out how to land a boatload of P4 star transfers – with even less money to pay for them.

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      1. Stuart, watching Indiana smoke Alabama, the announcers kept talking about how the Indiana players were the unwanted – too small etc. They also talked about Cignetti being a good evaluator of talent. The net sum, good, proven players from smaller schools may not necessarily be worse than the 4 star guys. Think Cam Skattebo – a Sacramento State guy that transferred to Arizona State. Pretty darn good player, both in College and Pro (soo far). I’m hoping that they get some good players that fit that mold.

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7. I have a suggestion for this page. Remove the list of those exiting as t is a distraction from the new guys. My personal opinion is those leaving are dead to me in a football sense and I don’t care where they go or how they play. Just one man’s opinion

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   1. I agree that the incoming are better listed atop the page. I still am interested in where the outgoing land.

      Go Buffs

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8. I’m sure Livingston is feeling a little better now but I’m sure he would like a few more LBs. What about Marion and whoever is left coaching the O line?

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   1. 15 down … 25 to go.
      Patience, grasshopper.
      Only four schools currently have more transfer commits … and all four of them have new coaches who are bringing in a busload of players from their former schools.

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9. Four players that we would love to keep were picked up by programs the have more money and a winning record; two going to the same school. I gotta believe those guys already knew where they were going or had multiple offers before they entered the portal… AGENTS!

   Wanting to be on a winning team and getting paid is not a hard sell.

   Today’s list of new players are more like what Chev is doing at his program, don’t go after 4 stars sitting on a bench, but rather guys who are producing at a lower level. two years ago Prime brought in some quality players that had production at their previous school (Jimmy Horn and etc) from lesser conferences or producers from a team that just didn’t have enough of them to compete.

   This new list at least has some players who bring stats with them. Get a couple of “big gets” like he’s done every year and coach them all up.

   Chev mentioned that good coaching is learned, not an automatic just because you were successful in the NFL. With the current hires and maybe a few changes, CU could be better off than with a yellow jacket with no coaching experience, live and learn from one’s mistakes.

   I’m hopeful that Prime lands a few of those players he hosted this weekend and a few surprises; I guess we’ll see.

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10. PS
    Don’t we need some lonebackers too?

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11. Yeah…..I know…….its still early
    As Stuart said the guys who are in now shouldn’t be expecting much NIL.
    I checked the cubuffs.com roster and it looks like the Oline has experienced as big a drain as the D line through expiring eligibility. Its down to Seaton and the 5 dwarfs, 3 of which were freshmen last year. If there is any NIL money left over to give this is where it needs to go for portal players.
    If we dont get at least 5 guys with some cred would Lewis dive in to the portal at the last minute?
    Yeah, once again its ear;y, but right now if things keep going as they are the Buffs would have 2 options.
    Go D2 or try and smash Cignetti’s record of doing more with less.

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12. We are going to have a solid FCS Team! Make no mistake. The recruiting rankings on these kids reminds me of the Macintyre and Dorrel years.

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    1. That’s what I was thinking, we probably at best would be 8-4 and an early round exit in the FCS playoffs.
       I remember the years competing with San Jose St for players, while getting thumped by Sacramento St. The good thing-we have experince in this feeling, so it’s not something new. But like pain and anguish, its not something I want to relive.

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13. Sac State, San Jose St, Albany, Monmouth, App State, Charlotte. Is this a joke?

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    1. Unless your multi-million check to the athletic department has yet to be received, this is the path CU is going to take. While this is only the first batch of recruits (Texas four-stars DeAndre Moore and CJ Baxter are visiting Monday), the pattern already appears clear: Bring in players with actual playing experience. Last season, the path was to take five-star recruits from Power Four schools who were languishing on the bench, and that worked out terribly.

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       1. There is another option. You could try not losing half to two thirds your roster every year. Maybe keep a few of your good players. Could maybe have a recruiting class bigger than 15 guys. Look at the top 25. How many average high school recruits did they have? How many transfers did they lose (excluding coaches who left). This is a choice. And it’s a poor one. They are getting worse. Power 4 experience matters.

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          1. I get the frustration but we spent a ton of money supposedly on Oatis last year and got exactly 0 from him. So they are hunting players from the lower levels with proven production. Byard came from a lower level and balled out, Hughes came from a lower level and flailed. Talent evaluation and depth is going to be key. If Byard got what he wanted it was close to a million dollars this year if the rumors are right. We cannot spend 1/20th of our total budget on a safety. For a million we can get like 3 safeties with proven production at a lower level and let one of them rise to the top.

             I am more worried about the d line and linebacker though. But I would take the entire d line and linebackers from North Dakota 2 years ago than out d line and lb from last year. There are real kids playing at that level on good teams. I worry when we take the best kid from a bad team who is young, but a proven producer at a powerhouse d2 or FCS teams can play at our level and will have good coaching behind them. Maybe think of it as a minor league for guys that needed to develop out of high school.

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    2. CU has a higher probability of success taking a chance on guys like these than praying some unknown deep pocket donor to all of a sudden appears out of nowhere to pay high star players who might still not pan out. You play the cards you’re dealt.

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       1. It’s not the cards. It’s how they are being played. You don’t pay a coach 10 mil a year to get 15 HS recruits and poach guys from Monmouth. You just don’t. Perhaps that money could be better spent.

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    3. Tatonka Thunder & Mike Reeves, I could not have said it better myself. We now have 12 commits, ZERO from the power 4!

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14. Looks to me like Deion and co are going back to focusing on studs from lower level schools vs backups from bigger programs. Makes sense to me. We’ll see how it turns out.

    Go Buffs

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15. Not surprised the first portal guy in here is a WR. Next one will probably be a D back. Is this going to be a ground hog day portal for the Buffs? Dont get me wrong. These “skill” players ususally turn out alright as opposed to what seems like the token linemen tht finally come in.

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16. First signing looks good. Saw some film and looked very fast with some very good routes.

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17. The Buffs were 3 and 9. Let them go. Total bots! They want the bag, nobody cares about anything else. Sorry, it is about money and tight ass CU alum don’t give back. That’s it. The game is ruined. It’s not even a game, it’s a joke now. The entire tradition is dying. So over college ball.

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    1. ” It’s not even a game,”
       got that right….its very big business. We might as well be rooting for Liberty Mutual vs Allstate in their competition which we probably see more on TV than anything else and wont do any of us any good

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18. WTF???? How can Prime be losing all these good kids? We need some of them for stability, and if he can bring in a better one (not so sure about that anymore) it is nice to have some backups. He and CU should have been great selling points, but the better kids, not the worst are leaving. They all can’t be getting top dollar so this doesn’t make sense. Do the kids not like the coaching staff, all I read was how great they were and super motivators. Wish I had seen that all season long…
    Oh well, Go Buffs and let’s see what the portal brings, but I’m not holding my breath for a top notch haul, though I’d really like one.

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19. Maybe jmu and Tulane belonged as much as anyone else, after all? Geez, I hope the next game is more entertaining.

    At least the good news is, there’s some new teams infused into the semis.

    As to McKinney and other late portal announcements? Maybe there were negotiations that met their end? Who knows?

    Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

    Go Buffs

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20. WOW
    the CFP is turning out spectacularly. 3 of the biggest spenders couldn’t win their first game. Buckeyes got it shoved in their eye and Cody Campbell couldn’t even score. Maybe he should go back to buying oil leases with other people’s money. Not even to mention the raping of the corn.
    It almost gives one a sliver of hope for ocllege football
    um
    not really

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    1. Until Oregon – which has been trying to buy a title for 30 years – is eliminated, the season is still a bust.

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21. Stuart, do you honestly believe all these players are leaving because they are going to get paid more elsewhere? Or, as other prominent CU alum are saying, the players are trying to make a statement about the staff and too many coaches are still missing it? Or a combination of both reasons?

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    1. I would say it’s a combination. There are over 3,000 players in the Transfer Portal – they all believe that they are worth more than what their current school is willing to pay.
       I keep my sanity by remembering back in the spring of 2022, when I did player interviews for the podcast. To a man, they all thought they were going to the NFL … and these were players who played for the worst team in Colorado football history … and none of they were drafted.
       That being said, in Year Four of the Coach Prime era, retention should be an easier goal to achieve. Not that there aren’t going to be defections (last season Ohio State won the national championship, and was a one of the favorites heading into this season, and yet 15 players still left the team), but CU should be able to target and retain its top players. Losing players like London Merritt and Alexander McPherson shouldn’t happen, period.

       So, long answer to a short question, but I’m going with a combination of factors. Hopefully, starting tomorrow, the pendulum will start to swing in the other direction …

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       1. Actually there are 2 kinds of players in the portal. Those who are looking for a bigger payday or a simply just a payday and those who are just looking for some PT. There will be some overlap of course.
          If Lewis does pull the portal trigger we will be left with 2 walk ons. Even so I would imagine Sanders would have to find the most serviceable back up if Lewis does stay put. I’m waiting to see what happens there.
          Given Sanders record bring in players from the portal, maybe he should try one of the walkons. They might surprise.
          On any roster there has to be a few players who aren’t the best practice players on the team that go en fuego when they are in a game situation where it means everything.

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22. In CFB right now you are either a hunter or the hunted in the days to NIL. They’re probably about 20 hunters out there and unfortunately CU is being hunted.

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    1. I think there are 20 or so teams with real money way above 20mm and a bunch of teams with around what we have arounfd 20 mm. These kids have all of these agents who have never done this before, the contracts are all new and no oversight. No official discussions can happen yet so all of these are below the table and I really bet a lot of kids agents are getting one story, then blowing up the potential for their clients and I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of surprises and more kids not getting a power 4 opportunity.

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23. Merry new year!

    Sounds like Landon gonna get paid. Elsewhere. My two bits end of year charitable donation, not going to help on that front. Oh well. It all adds up. So we lost five guys we’d probably have liked to keep? Could be worse. Hopefully doesn’t get much worse. Before it gets better.

    Go Buffs

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    1. I really wonder if he is going to be paid. In today’s environment there are going to be a lot of choices and a true sophmore that has a little production on a bad defense. I think these kids are being sold a bill of goods.

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       1. There’s definitely some of that. Thinking you’ll get paid or find a better opportunity is different than actually getting one. And if uncle Joe or aunt gene is your agent, you might not be getting a fair shake. As Nico may have learned.

          Go Buffs

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       2. I wonder what is more common? A kid missing on the opportunity, whether playing time, nor winning or more $, or a staff missing on their evaluation, paying someone they shouldn’t have? They gotta be tracking that internally, and across the league, right?

          Go Buffs

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24. Good luck Ryan. Thanks for your efforts and enthusiasm here.

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25. Well, the names are *getting* super depressing. We’re about one name (out of two players, you know who) from this becoming an absolute dumpster fire.

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    1. Miami game super thrilling. Google says this about broncos roster: https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/onsi/news/stability-broncos-carry-over-39-players-2025-roster

       That writer said sign of stability. Another from broncos wire said they had six key free agent losses, and another 8 lesser departures. So roughly 25%. And that is categorized as low. Does anyone care?

       Go Buffs

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       1. OK, but 54 leaving out of 85 (And I seem to remember that we didn’t even have the full 85) is 63.5% And I suspect we’ll lose a few more guys before the transfer portal opens, then closes.

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          1. Are we at 54? I think that includes kids out of eligibility (most of whom aren’t moving up a level). So those are planned, accounted for, and planned to be replaced. By whom? Bigger question. But we will find out soon enough.

             Go Buffs

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             1. Yes, includes those out of eligibility. Point is we’re looking at almost an entirely new team for next year. Kind of hard to maintain continuity (and interest). Maybe I’ll feel differently once we bring in 60-70 studs?

26. Apparently Dre’Lon’s out. That’s a bummer. Oh well. People have choices.

    I’m curious to see where everyone lands, and who ends up coming to Boulder.

    Go Buffs

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27. Losing BDS is a big punch. Isn’t anyone locking up our good players to keep them here? Like pro-actively giving them pay for play $$ increases? Instead of waiting until its too late to try and match other offers?

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    1. They may have line item values. Look, this is what we can do. You want more? Good luck and go get em. Pretty sure that is how nfl free agency works.

       Go Buffs

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28. Sky is falling on Sonny and tcu too. Hoover portaling. One or the top qb’s on the market. Get it while ya can, I guess?

    As to how do you support your team in these trying times when the kids are no longer indentured servants (getting paid under the table)? Ask any NFL or NBA fan. Their teams change rosters all the time. Fans seem to stick by their team, though.

    Go Buffs

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    1. Hold on a minute. NFL and NBA players leave after a contract has expired. The problem is the NCAA has allowed this open system to happen due to ignoring it. The only solution is to make players employees and collectively bargain so that the sport can be stabilized. Indentured servant is a silly thing to say. No one forces these players to play college sports.

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       1. I totally agree on the contract piece. Binding. Both directions. Unions. Collective bargaining. Salary caps. Real revenue sharing across the entire enterprise (all of college football and basketball). There’s a lot to refine from the current state of play. Gotta go full pro model, really. And that can still include the educational component (even though we know we’re kinda kidding ourselves on that piece too).

          My point about the NFL and NBA was merely responding to the “how do I root for my team anymore with constant roster churn” that seems to bother people w/ the newly transient nature of college athletics. Yet doesn’t seem to be an issue for the fans of their respective pro teams.

          Go Buffs

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          1. I think it’s the amount of the turnover that’s so distressing/off-putting. Not sure how much turnover there was in the Broncos roster last year, but pretty sure it wasn’t anything like this. Here’s a list of the number of transfers for each Big 12 team, so far. Plus we’re losing what about 38 guys who have exhausted their eligibility? And we’re not done yet. I’d be fine if we were in the bottom half of this list, like BYU, Utah, etc, but we aren’t. At this rate we’re on track to have almost a completely new team next year.

             OKS 33
             WVU 19
             CU 16
             KSU 16
             KU 13
             Baylor 11
             UCF 8
             ISU 7
             Arizona 6
             ASU 6
             Cincy 5
             Utah 4
             BYU 3
             Houston 2
             TCU 1
             TTU 1

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             1. Fair enough. But one thing that sticks out from that list is that the volume of departures seems correlated with each team’s success. Or lack thereof.

                As to the nfl, I don’t pay that much, if any, attention to roster churn. But I have heard Deion say something like 30% of an nfl roster turns over every year. Often including some star players. I doubt he’s wrong.

                Go Buffs

29. I guess the sky must be falling on Eli drinkwitz and mizzou, too. Since apparently their starting qb is transferring.

    I wonder if any other teams are losing projected starters.

    Go Buffs

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30. Wow. CU is losing all these four star recruits. That’s the downside. The upside? We actually have some former four star rated kids to lose. I’m with 83 and others. Gotta stay patient and see what the portal giveth, after the portal taketh. I still think Deion and Co have a solid core that’s sticking around that they’re building around. But, there’s no doubt some will find a bigger bag elsewhere. We’ll see how it all plays out.

    Go Buffs

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31. What happened to players wanting to stay because of all the yellow jackets in the room? With BDS leaving, a young player with basically a starting role waiting in front of him, I honestly don’t have a clue as to why ANYONE would stay…anywhere…anymore. This is insane. How in #@%& are we supposed to support a team when we don’t really have any continuity from year to year?

    I still believe players will stay if they feel they are being developed and that is where CP needs to step his game WAY up, or hire assistant coaches who can. You don’t see these kind of defections from starters on teams like BYU, Utah, or now Arizona. CU coaches need to develop a team identity and a commitment to something bigger than CP or themselves…like The University of Colorado!

    In the meantime, the Billionaire Boys Club aka the NCAA, is moving closer to extinction as the circle of “have’s” narrows and, like major league baseball, only a very small handful of teams get to play while others must be farm teams who get pilveraged each year. Goodbye, College Football!

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32. We have to wait for it all to play out. We have a new OC so let’s see what happens with the whole process. I won’t panic unless Seaton or Lewis hit the portal. I assume they are both staying put. WR is a strength and the QB can make them look better than they are. The o line will stay intact as long as Seaton stays.

    Livingston needs to get his own and the D’s feces coagulated

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33. CU is a great school, but no wealthy boosters that care enough about football to step up like the top 25 programs. No rich oil barons, tech guys or billion dollar shoe companies that want to see CU succeed.

    Now players are using CU as a stepping stone to get paid elsewhere… And there’s nothing we can do about it.

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34. Just hoping Sanders can back off his ego a bit and trust in the new OC (and DC too) to do their jobs. In state recruitment must improve significantly, especially o-line. Defense is a mess right now, can’t whiff on portal guys.

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35. A sinking ship. When the Buffs go 2-9 next year, I wonder what assistant coaches will be blamed. Maybe a whole new excuse.

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    1. “Pardon, your slip is showing” … 2-9? FBS schools have been playing 12 game regular seasons for over 20 years …

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       1. Gosh. You are right. 2-10. Point lost. I’ve been a Colorado fan for 40 years. There is literally no discernible evidence the program is in right direction. Quite the opposite actually. But the clicks are off the charts.

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       2. I’m sorry. 2-10. Things are looking up for the program. Clearly. Just for the file, go ahead and specify the evidence of that.

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    2. Go back to Cornholers State you troll

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       1. So you think things are going well. That’s an opinion. Ok.

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36. O-Marion must be afraid Marion will make him block if he wants to play. Byard is a bit of a gut punch. As some other posters have noted, it’s getting harder to care about College football. The Broncos are a lot more fun to follow.

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37. Both of those guys must have gotten some nice offers, can’t blame them for leaving.

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    1. Agree, tampering and monies offered through agents, make picking off these players without direct contact from the team paying them more common.

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    2. Where and how Much are these nice offers?

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38. I have to admit. I have portal/transfer/NIL fatigue. Not as much fun talking about raising gazillion’s of dollars and not talking about football strategy and players we know because they are here 5 years. I find myself more entertained by the Broncos.

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39. So the question is…….is Texas Tech now a blue blood in football in the age of NIL with their billionaire backer?

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    1. Tbd. And that is the beauty of it, right?

       Same with Indiana. Or uva. Or others.

       Will cignetti win without an nfl qb?

       Will Texas tech spend $50mill or whatever but whiff on guys?

       Is there a bootstrap winner on a meager budget?

       Still fun.

       Go Buffs

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       1. There are no CFP teams that don’t have a billionaire backer (or a combination of backers) Indiana has Mark Cuban, Oregon has Knight….etc. Indiana appears to have the best talent evaluation and money spent, that is the single thing most important that will win a championship these days, but without a backer you’re not in the game, (well unless you’re a group of 5 entrant which is more charity then anything else, they may be invited but will be the first to leave).

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       2. You are sick. You must pick your friends by the money they have. A faux football fan gold digger. College football is now the victim of unchecked corruption and you think it s fun. Your claim to be a Buff fan has been only to weasel in here for needed attention. Your name dropping and profession go right along with that.

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          1. Ok, old angry man yelling at clouds. You can live in the past, and gripe about the present and future over things which you have no control, or you can find the silver linings.

             You don’t think college football and basketball have basically always been corrupt (certainly since the 1950s)? I got a bridge in Durango to sell you. Now it’s at least just much more visible.

             And for our Buffs? 2024 wouldn’t have happened without NIL and the portal. 2016 was fun. But you didn’t like that coach either. Yet, looking at the Buffs still in the NFL, they’re either from that team, that coach, or 2024’s with Deion (oh yeah, that’s right, the 2016 team wasn’t MacIntyre’s it was Leavitt’s. Sure. Right.)

             In terms of now? I still think college football is fun. This playoff at least has some underdogs to root for. And, yes, it will be interesting to see who can retain their grip on success, and what other upstarts can join the party. There’s more talent dispersion and parity in the game now than there has been in at least two decades. But yeah, forget about all that. This ain’t the game with leather helmets you once loved so dearly.

             Go Buffs

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             1. so no denial…..you ain’t a Buff fan….only money

40. did a quick check if the portal for O linemen and QBs. Will Sanders, I mean Marion, pick up another QB? or rely on Allen and Ponder (walk ons?) for a third option.Speaking of options, that being part of Marions O, that may happen to be another dual threat guy. So far, and its extremely early its slim pickins with only a few low 3 star QBs and one 4 star from Boston College. One interesting individual is the late not so great 3 name QB from Fort Fun. He isn’t a runner and he wouldn’t be a back up there so I’m sure he is out.
    O line,em are just as thin right now and will continue to be as any good ones will be scooped up almost instantly. Their are a couple of high 3 stars but they are from U Conn so once again we are talking about fort fun.
    I have too much time on my hands. Time to head outdoors

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41. There is only one transfer window this year. Jan 2-16. No spring window. Linebacker was a huge weakness and is likely traceable to Hart. Hope he is in the chopping block.

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    1. You have to wonder about Walker. I think he came in as a four star and with the weak LB situation its curious never got into a game aside from special teams. Was he a bust or was he one of those guys who will put in a credible effort on his new team.

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    2. I just feel thankful that a bunch of players do not already have the “intend to enter portal” tags. Viewing On3, a bunch of decent P-4 teams already have a some guys doing this without coaching changes. It could be a trend for players to wait later. I know more CU guys will enter the portal, however I think it at least this shows that players are willing to go through post-season evals with enough loyalty to listen to Prime/their teammates and whatever staff remains. We won 3 games and it is not yet a mass exodus. Agree with you on Hart, it is a priority that we obtain excellent LB coach, as well as other coaches during the staff shake up.

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       1. I did not count Gardenhire, Wilson or Carpenter as they were not really on the team. For whatever reason, some Frosh will just not work out. It happens on every team. There is a ton of maturing for these young men.

          I do hope we get a few more late commits/flips. Generally, I am impressed with the patience of certain HS recruits who wait because they want to see how the depth chart/coaching staff is shaking out ensuring that they are signing for the right reasons. Most do sign early though.

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